Senior Ground Investigation Engineer

Arcadis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a senior ground investigation engineer to lead from site on large-scale UK projects, focusing on infrastructure sites and complex investigations. You will manage field teams, supervise contractors, and coordinate programmes across multiple sites with emphasis on safety, quality, and client satisfaction.

Join a global top consultancy, with opportunities to work with international experts and a flexible UK-wide office network including Manchester.

Qualifications

• Lead engineer on large-scale ground investigation projects.
• Experience supervising engineers and multiple contractors.
• Minimum 5 years field experience.
• Knowledge of NEC4 contract management, early warnings and CEs.
• SMSTS preferred.
• Strong health and safety and risk management; budget and technical considerations; construction phase plan documentation essential.
• Stakeholder management and strong communication skills.
• Desirable experience in Rail/Highway/Energy sectors.

Responsibilities

• Site management including supply chain coordination and procurement.
• Field based work undertaken across the UK with a strong SHEQ focus.
• Site management of ground investigations and associated works with SHEQ management.
• Leadership and coordination of site teams, including programme management feeding into the project team.
• QA/QC of logging of soil and rock to British Standards and ensuring quality outputs.
• Commercial reporting to the project manager and input into compensation events in the field.
• Stakeholder liaison with clients and contractors.
• Work collaboratively with other sectors to ensure project integrity.
• Produce project outputs (documentation, reports) meeting Arcadis requirements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the Project Manager and client to communicate progress.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Health & Safety

Site supervision

Project management

Leadership

Education

BSc / BEng in Geology/Geoscience/Civil Engineering

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

As a senior ground investigation engineer, you will be an integrated member of our UK-wide Site Evaluation and Restoration team, leading from site our large-scale ground investigation projects. Working as part of our Ground Investigation Contracting capability you will support clients across all sectors but with a focus on infrastructure such as rail, energy, highways and waterways by conducting a variety of different tasks including ground investigation management, supervision, programme management and commercial management support to the project manager. A high proportion of the work will be spent on client sites, leading site investigations, implementing and maintaining safe and efficient working practices.

We are looking for an established ground investigation practitioner from a contracting background, who is looking for their next step in their career. As a part of our ground investigation capability, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and sectors.

In return, you will join an award-winning team and be part of one of the global top 3 consultants within the field. Working across various projects, you will have the opportunity to work alongside international technical experts and continue building on your experience.

There is flexibility as to your choice of location within the UK and you can select any of the following offices: Warrington, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff or Glasgow. Work may be across the UK.

Your Day-to-Day

• Site management including supply chain co-ordination and procurement


• Field based work undertaken across the UK, including:
  
  
  
  • Site management of ground investigations and associated works, with a strong focus on SHEQ management and documentation.
  
  
  • Leadership and co-ordination of site teams, including programme management feeding into project management team
  
  
  • QA/QC of logging of soil and rock to appropriate British Standards and ensuring the quality output of in-situ field testing.
  
  
  • Commercial reporting to the project manager, providing updated measures and identifying early warnings and input into compensation events in the field
  
  
  • Stakeholder liaison
  
  
  
  


• Work collaboratively with other sectors/disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall project.


• Produce project outputs (e.g. documentation, reports) and ensure that they meet or exceed client expectations and Arcadis requirements and comply with relevant national standards and codes of practice.


• Develop effective working relationships with the Project Manager and with the client and ensure effective communication of progress and changes and the resolution of issues.


• Develop and maintain a good understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis, of the client’s business and the industry sector to facilitate personal networking and to consolidate personal and company credibility in the industry.

Requirements

• BSc / BEng qualified (or higher) in Geology, Geoscience, Geography or Civil Engineering


• Experience of undertaking lead engineer role on large scale ground investigation projects and in supervising engineers and multiple contractors


• Minimum of 5 years experience of working in the field


• Knowledge of NEC4 contract management, producing and managing early warnings and CEs, compiling measures


• Strong Health and safety and risk management associated with ground investigations, including budgetary and technical considerations. Experience compiling and managing construction phase plan documentation essential


• SMSTS preferred


• Stakeholder management and strong communication skills essential


• Working towards professional membership and chartership.


• Desired - Rail / Highway / Energy sector experience

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.